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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C4H9N3O2
Molecular Weight 131.1332
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CREATINE

SMILES

CN(CC(O)=O)C(N)=N

InChI

InChIKey=CVSVTCORWBXHQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H9N3O2/c1-7(4(5)6)2-3(8)9/h2H2,1H3,(H3,5,6)(H,8,9)

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Molecular Formula C4H9N3O2
Molecular Weight 131.1332
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Creatine is an amino acid that occurs in vertebrate tissues and in urine. It is synthesized mainly in the liver from three different amino acids: arginine, glycine, and methionine. In skeletal muscles, which store 95% of it, creatine generally occurs as phosphocreatine. The rest is stored in the brain, heart, and testes. Creatine functions as part of the cell's energy shuttle. It is excreted as creatinine in the urine.

Approval Year

PubMed

Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
MU72812GK0
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version